<p>I have an older brother who graduated from Vassar a couple of years ago, and I was wondering if admissions regards sibling legacies the same way they would parental legacies? Also, how much of a boost would this give my application, given that my own stats are also competitive. Does admissions take into account how successful an applicant's sibling was (ie would an impressive older sibling be more influential than an average one?)</p>
<p>According to the Princeton Review, Vassar considers alumni/ae relation to be as equally important as (i.e. a “considered factor” along with) things like volunteer work, extracurricular activities, geographical residence, racial/ethnic status, talent/ability…etc. I think it definitely gives your application a bit of an edge :). As for whether the success of your sibling is considered, I couldn’t say. I do know (or have been told) that the whole point of a college’s increased interest in forming legacies has to do with the reasoning that the greater the number of family members affiliated with a college, the greater the chance of that given family donating money to it ;). If that reasoning is correct, then I would imagine that the success of your sibling would not be a factor (I mean, the guy DID graduate, didn’t he? :p)</p>